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From: steph@graffiti.UUCP (stephanie da silva)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Some cat questions...
Message-ID: <347@graffiti.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 01:35:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 22 01:35:00 1985
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> In article <670@astrovax.UUCP> bob@astrovax.UUCP (Bob Masterson) writes:
> >My kitten (Zaphod) is approaching five months of age.  When's the best age to 
> >have you cat 'fixed'?  I've heard various numbers, some arguing the earlier
> >the better, others saying it's best to let the cat 'get his personality well-
> >established' beforehand.  

I wish people would use the proper terminology. 

You have a female cat spayed. You have a male cat neutered.

"Fixed" is so gauche.

BTW, the earliest time to spay a cat is 6 months, for neutering a male, the
recommended time is 7 months.